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'A fascinating book, well written and forcefully argued...Luttwak's formulations are as refreshing as they are convincing...He has done for Roman historians what they have not done for themselves.' -Z. Yavetz, New Republic

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Luttwak has done scholarship an immense service... Every page brings detailed insights into the working of Roman military organization, in strategy and tactics. -- E. Badian New York Review of Books Lucidly and vigorously written. Times Literary Supplement

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'A fascinating book, well written and forcefully argued...Luttwak's formulations are as refreshing as they are convincing...[He] has done for Roman historians what they have not done for themselves.' --Z. Yavetz, New Republic